In time of pandemics we highly recommend the assessments of antiviral and antibacterial properties of commercial products
In terms of virological analyzes, we have recently expanded our offer by antiviral studies.
The analyses focus on determining the effectiveness of inactivation of viral particles by various chemical and physical agents.
Available approaches:
→ Virucidal activity of disinfectants and antiseptics.
→ Virucidal testing of textile products, non-porous surfaces, filters and aerosols.
→ Cytotoxicity testing of liquids and solids (tests: Resazurin Cell Viability or MTT Cell Viability Assays)
Our specialists will help you to choose the most optimal method, and you will receive the results in the form of a detailed report covering the entire research process.
The virucidal tests we perform are based on the following standards:
ISO 18184: 2019 Textiles Determination of antiviral activity of textile
ISO 21702: 2019 Measurement of antiviral activity on plastics and other non-porous surfaces products.
PN-EN 14476 + A2: 2019-08 (EN 14476: 2013 + A2: 2019) Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. Quantitative suspension method for the determination of virucidal activity in the medical field.
PN-EN 16777: 2019-01 (EN 16777: 2018) Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. Quantitative surface method to determine the virucidal activity of chemical disinfectants used in the medical field on non-porous surfaces, without mechanical action.
PN-EN 17111: 2018-12 (EN 17111: 2018) Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. Quantitative carrier method for the determination of virucidal activity for tools used in the medical field.
PN-EN 14675: 2015 Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics – Quantitative suspension method for the determination of the virucidal effect of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics used in the veterinary field.
Depending on the needs, we can use model viral strains such as:
Poliovirus type 1, Murine norovirus, Adenovirus type 5, Vaccinia virus, Bovine herpesvirus Type 1, Bovine enterovirus Type 1, Influenza A virus (H3N2), Feline calicivirus
Special issue of Acta Biochimica Polonica edited by Prof. Ewa Łojkowska
On the 100th anniversary of the birth of a great scientist Prof. Wacław Szybalski, a special issue of Acta Biochimica Polonica dedicated to his memory has been published. It was guest edited by Professor Ewa Łojkowska, head of our laboratory.
The honorary patronage over the aforementioned 3/2021 issue of Acta Biochimica Polonica was carried out by the Biotechnology Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Professor Wacław Szybalski Foundation.
We highly encourage reading this publication
Professor Wacław Szybalski (1921 – 2020)
Born in Lviv, died in Madison, an outstanding Polish scientist who has been working for over 45 years at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, USA. He was a world-famous specialist in the field of molecular genetics and molecular medicine. He will remain in our memory as an outstanding scientist, mentor, educator and source of inspiration for many Polish researchers. On his initiative, the Professor Wacław Szybalski Foundation was established in 2007 to strengthen international prestige of Polish science and the city of Lviv. Professor Wacław Szybalski received five honorary doctorates. He actively participated in the human genome project. His scientific achievements include over 360 publications in the field of microbiology, general genetics, mutagenesis and molecular biology. He worked for many years on the mechanisms of chemical mutagenesis and was the first researcher to provide direct evidence for a connection between mutagenesis and carcenogenesis. His laboratory also laid the groundwork for transcription mapping in the lambda bacteriophage. The last years of the professor’s work focused on searching for methods for the physical mapping of the genome, modification of restriction enzymes, and especially sequencing of large genomes.
He was a foreign member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences, a honorary member of the Italian Society of Experimental Biology and the Polish Society of Microbiology. He was the laureate of the Hilldale Medal of the University of Wisconsin, the Gold Medal of Grzegorz Mendel, awarded by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, and The 2003 Casimir Funk Natural Science Award, Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences, New York, 2003. By the decision of President Bronisław Komorowski of April 22, 2011 in recognition of his outstanding achievements in research work in the fields of biotechnology and genetics, he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. He was decorated on May 3 2011 during the ceremony at the Royal Castle on the occasion of the May 3 National Day.
Together with prof. Karol Taylor and prof. Anna Podhajska he was the initiator of the establishment of the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology at the University of Gdańsk and the Medical University of Gdańsk.
Prolongation of the accreditation of our laboratory
We are pleased to announce that the Polish Center for Accreditation extended the accreditation of our laboratory on the basis of the technical and system audits that were carried out on July 30, 2021.
Thanks to the fact that we perform analyses in accordance with the PN-EN ISO / IEC 17025: 2018-02 standards, we can guarantee the highest quality of our services:)
We encourage submissions for the special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395) guest edited by Dr. A. Motyka-Pomagruk
We encourage submissions of the manuscripts for the special issue of Agronomy (ISBN: 2073-4395, 100 MNiSW points, IF = 2.603) entitled “Comparative Genomic and Phenotypic Analyzes of Significant Plant Pathogens” in the “Pest and Disease Management” section guest edited by Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk, Dr. Monika Kałużna and Dr. Agnieszka Misztak.
Submission of papers is possible until 30.04.2022.
We are waiting for your works:)
Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk received a distinction in the competition for Polish Academy of Sciences’ Award for young scientists
This year, the Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Gdańsk announced the 6th edition of the Scientific Award for young scientists. It was awarded to five laureates for original research achievements in the field of humanities and social sciences, biological and agricultural sciences, Life and earth sciences, technical and medical sciences to employees or doctoral students of scientific institutions in the following voivodeships: Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Pomorskie and Zachodniopomorskie.
A distinction in the competition for the Award of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Gdańsk for the best creative work published in 2020 was awarded to Dr. Agata Motyka – Pomagruk from our laboratory for the publication:
– Motyka-Pomagruk Agata, Żołędowska Sabina, Misztak Agnieszka E., Śledź Wojciech, Mengoni Alessio, Łojkowska Ewa. Comparative genomics and pangenome-oriented studies reveal high homogeneity of the agronomically relevant enterobacterial plant pathogen Dickeya solani. BMC Genomics 2020, 21: 449 (doi: 10.1186/s12864-020-06863-w)
Professor Ewa Łojkowska about commercialization of scientific research outcomes
We highly encourage to read the article, published in Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, in which Professor Ewa Łojkowska clarifies the possibilities of commercializing scientific research results and introduces the challenges related to this procedure.
We are grateful for mentioning the activities of our R&D laboratory:)
Prof. dr hab. Ewa Łojkowska selected to the Committee of Experts of the RE-IMAGINE EUROPA Program
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Ewa Łojkowska was selected to the Committee of Experts of the RE-IMAGINE EUROPE Program, All European Academies (ALLEA) and European Sustainable Agriculture through Genome Editing (EU-SAGE) dedicated to “Sustainable Agriculture and Innovation” chaired by Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation in the previous European Commission.
The objective of this project is to better understand how the Field to Fork (F4F) strategy can become a key component of the European Green Strategy and how agricultural innovations such e.g. CRISPR genome editing of crops can be implemented. The aim of the Committee of Experts will be to determine how, with ambitious climate goals being Europe’s priority, it is possible to develop a global standard for sustainable agricultural development, while protecting biodiversity and limiting the use of agricultural land.
Innovation Incubator 4.0 project for our laboratory
We are pleased to announce that the Innovation Incubator 4.0 project financed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (POIR 2014-2020) was granted by the Investment Committee for pre-implementation work in our Laboratory.
The project entitled ,,Detection of pectinolytic bacteria from the species Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum, Pectobacterium atrosepticum and from the genus Dickeya spp. in plant material by using the PCR multiplex method – integration with the ISO 14001: 2015 system” recieved 30,000.00 PLN and was awarded to the head of our Laboratory, Prof. Ewa Łojkowska.
Implementation of this project is coordinated by the Technology Transfer Center of the University of Gdańsk.
Prof. Ewa Łojkowska nominated to prestigious AcademiaNet
We are pleased to announce that the NCN Council nominated Prof. Ewa Łojkowska from our Laboratory to AcademiaNet – European Database of Outstanding Women Academic.
This database was created by Swiss National Science Foundation and encloses candidates selected according to stringent criteria that include significant qualifications and outstanding scientific and organizational achievements.
The goal of AcademiaNet is to gather profiles of best female scientists from all scientific disciplines. Then via this platform most appropriate representatives of each scientific discipline might be selected if there is a need for female experts to scientific committees or best lecturers.